Couples who choose to work toward healing and renewal following an affair can expect to move through these stages of affair recovery.

Understanding emotional cheating and the devastation it causes, even though there’s no sex involved.

Is there a time to stop talking about the affair? Consider ways to reduce conversations about a partner’s affair.

A woman struggles with her husband’s apparent disconnetion in their marriage after his affair.

How can you tell if a an affair confessio is real? How can you believe someone who has betrayed you and lied to you?

Trickle truth happens when the full truth isn’t told upfront. Instead, it leaks out slowly over time. This article considers why it happens, and how it hinders affair recovery.

The healing work of forgiveness is blocked when the injured partner refuses to let the offender off the hook.

Forgiveness is hindered when an apology is offered to provide relief for the offender rather than the one who was hurt.

A consideration of completed forgiveness that includes both cognitive and emotional resolutions.

Can we choose to forgive even if the offender hasn’t taken responsibility or asked for forgiveness?

Forgiveness offered with conditions isn’t effective because it isn’t real forgiveness.

An explanation of fake forgiveness: what it is and why it hinders relationship healing.